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Complete right sided absence of pericardium

MedGen UID:
868848
•Concept ID:
C4023258
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0011631

Definition

No pericardium is present on the righthand side of the heart. It is a congenital absence of pericardium rather than the result of a pericardectomy. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVComplete right sided absence of pericardium

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Diagnosis

Partial Congenital Absence of The Pericardium: A Case Report.
Benameur N, Arous Y, Landolsi M, Chenik S, Abdallah NB, Kraiem T
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec 1;34(5):633-636. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2018-0357. PMID: 31165613Free PMC Article
Congenital defects of the pericardium: a review.
Shah AB, Kronzon I
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015 Aug;16(8):821-7. Epub 2015 May 23 doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev119. PMID: 26003149
Congenital absence of the pericardium and its mimics.
Verde F, Johnson PT, Jha S, Fishman EK, Zimmerman SL
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2013 Jan-Feb;7(1):11-7. Epub 2013 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.01.003. PMID: 23452995
Congenital complete absence of the left pericardium: a rare cause of chest pain or pseudo-right heart overload.
Garnier F, Eicher JC, Philip JL, Lalande A, Bieber H, Voute MF, Brenot R, Brunotte F, Wolf JE
Clin Cardiol 2010 Feb;33(2):E52-7. doi: 10.1002/clc.20607. PMID: 20043342Free PMC Article
Jugular phlebogram in congenital absence of the pericardium.
Matsuhisa M, Shimomura K, Beppu S, Nakajima K
Am Heart J 1986 Nov;112(5):1004-10. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(86)90313-3. PMID: 3776796

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